Dictionary of Welsh Biography

CLEMENTS, CHARLES HENRY (1898 - 1983), musician Charles Clements was born at 12 Little Darkgate street, Aberystwyth on 18 August 1898, the son of a Devon man, Frederick William Clements, and his wife Annie Maria (died 1946), who hailed from Bala
DAVIES, ANEIRIN TALFAN (1909 - 1980), poet, literary critic, broadcaster and publisher Aneirin Talfan Davies was born on 11 May 1909 in Dre-fach Felindre, Carmarthenshire, the second of four sons of the Rev. William Talfan Davies (1873-1938), from Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, and Alys
DAVIES, EDWARD TEGLA (1880 - 1967), minister (Meth.) and writer Born 31 May 1880 at Hen Giât, Llandegla, Denbighshire, fourth of the six children of William and Mary Ann Davies. His father was a quarryman, who was badly injured in Moel Faen quarry but continued
DAVIES, Sir HENRY WALFORD (1869 - 1941), musician Festivals. He was known all over the world by his broadcast talks and gramophone records. In 1924 he married Constance Margaret, daughter of William Evans, rector of Narberth, and Canon of St. David's. He
DAVIES, Sir WILLIAM (LLEWELYN) (1887 - 1952), librarian Born at Plas Gwyn Schoolhouse, near Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire, 11 October 1887, the third child and younger son of William Davies and his wife Jane (Evans), both natives of Llanafan, Cardiganshire
EDWARDS, JOSEPH (1814 - 1882), sculptor Born 5 March 1814 at Ynys-gau, Merthyr Tydfil, son of James Edwards, a stone-cutter. He attended a school kept by J. B. Evans, pastor of Ynys-gau chapel, and later a school kept by George Williams
EVANS family Tan-y-bwlch, Maentwrog , ROBERT AB EVAN, who first stabilized the surname and became known as ROBERT EVANS. Robert Evans married Elizabeth, daughter of John Wynn ap Cadwaladr, Rhiwlas, Meironnydd, their heir being EVAN EVANS
EVANS, ALCWYN CARYNI (1828 - 1902), antiquary Born in Carmarthen on the 14th of May 1828, the second of the seven children of Evan Donard Evans (1796 - 1877), and his wife Sophia Evans (1800-1844). His father was a well-known schoolmaster who
EVANS, DAVID (fl. 1710?-1745?), Independent minister in the Welsh Tract, etc., Pennsylvania, and author Although it is not certain that he was born in Wales - some authorities say that he was a son of the Rev. William Evans, Pencader, Carmarthenshire, who emigrated to America - he deserves notice as
EVANS, DAVID (Dewi Dawel; 1814 - 1891), tailor, publican, and poet , WILLIAM CARADAWC EVANS (Gwilym Caradog; 1848 - 1878), left a note-book dated 27 August 1871, containing a number of verses with three chapters of notes on Welsh metres entitled ' Ysgol y Beirdd.' Dewi Dawel
EVANS, DAVID (1793 - 1861), glass stainer the firm of Evans and Betton. Their work, particularly on the great east window, the gift of William of Wykeham, was considered a notable achievement as a specimen of close imitation of the ancient
EVANS, Sir DAVID OWEN (1876 - 1945), barrister, industrialist and politician Born 5 February 1876 in Penbryn, Cardiganshire, son of William Evans, farmer, and his wife. He was educated at Llandovery College and the Imperial College of Science, London. In 1896 he entered the
EVANS, EVAN (1851 - 1934), eisteddfodwr, and secretary of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion Arthog - she died in giving birth to her second son William. Evan was brought up from the age of 4 in the remote village of Trawsfynydd by his father's mother, Beti Evans, a woman of strong personality who
EVANS, EVAN WILLIAM (1827? - 1874), mathematician Born in Llangyfelach, 6 January 1827 (or 1828), son of William and Catherine (née Howell) Evans. He is sometimes known as Evander William Evans. He removed with his parents in 1833 to Bradford County
EVANS, FREDERICK (Ednyfed; 1840 - 1897), Baptist minister Born at Llandybïe, 21 April 1840, eldest son of William and Mary Evans, and brother of T. V. Evans. He began his career as a preacher with the Wesleyan Methodists in 1856, but in 1857 joined the
EVANS, GEORGE EWART (1909 - 1988), writer and oral historian Born 1 April 1909 in Abercynon, third son of William Evans (died 1942) of Pentyrch, shopkeeper, and first son of his second wife Janet, née Hitchings, of Llangynwyd. He came of a radical family and
EVANS, GRIFFITH (1835 - 1935), microscopist, bacteriologist, and pioneer of protozoon pathology Born 7 August 1835 at Ty-mawr, Towyn, Meironnydd, the third child and only son of Evan Evans (1801 - 1882) by Mary (1809 - 1877), daughter of William Jones of Tyddyn y Berllan, Towyn. His father
EVANS, HORACE (1st. BARON EVANS of MERTHYR TYDFIL), (1903 - 1963), physician Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, 1 January 1903, the elder son of Harry Evans and his wife Edith Gwendolen (née Rees). Soon after his birth they moved to Dowlais, where his grandfather was a
EVANS, JAMES THOMAS (1878 - 1950), principal of the Baptist College, Bangor Born 1 March 1878 at Abercwmboi, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, son of William Evans and his wife Ann Williams. The family moved to Pont-y-gwaith, and it was there that the son began to preach. He spent
EVANS, JOHN CASTELL (1844 - 1909), science teacher Born 20 July 1844 at Castell-y-Waun, Tregastell, Llanuwchllyn, son of John and Catherine Evans. He was for a time pupil of the Rev. Thomas Roberts (Scorpion), in the school he kept at the Old Chapel
EVANS, JOHN RICHARDS (1882 - 1969), minister (Presb.) and author Born 10 January 1882 in Manchester House, Pen-y-graig, Rhondda, Glamorganshire, son of William and Margaret Evans. He was educated in Cardiff High School, Porth secondary school, and, after beginning
EVANS, MARY JANE (Llaethferch; 1888 - 1922), elocutionist that short period, the most famous woman in Wales. Without telling her parents, she married William David Evans on 5 March 1919; he was a teacher in the Maerdy elementary school and had been discharged
EVANS, MEREDYDD (1919 - 2015), campaigner, musician, philosopher and television producer Merêd was born at Top Pentre, Llanegryn, Meironnydd, on 9 December 1919, the youngest child born to Charlotte Evans (née Pugh, 1881-1965) and her husband Richard Evans (1867-1936), engineer. Of the
EVANS, MORRIS EDDIE (1890 - 1984), composer Eddie Evans was born on 5 October 1890 at Tal-y-sarn in the Nantlle valley in Caernarfonshire, the only son of William Owen Evans and his wife Catherine A. Evans. The family kept a grocery shop at
EVANS, OWEN ELLIS (1920 - 2018), Methodist minister and biblical scholar Owen E. Evans was born on 23 December 1920 in Barmouth, the son of Owen Jones Evans (1887-1926), pharmacist, and his wife Elizabeth Mary (née Jones, 1887-1961), owner of a small hotel. He had one
EVANS, PHILIP (1645 - 1679), priest, of the Society of Jesus, and martyr Born in Monmouthshire. His father was William Evans, and his mother, Winifred Morgan, was possibly of Llanfihangel Crucorney. He was educated at S. Omer and entered the Society of Jesus on 8
EVANS, RICHARD THOMAS (1892 - 1962), Baptist minister and administrator Born 8 October 1892 at Penygraig, Rhondda Valley, Glamorganshire, son of David and Mary Evans (his father was killed in an accident in Abercynon colliery in 1924). His father was a prominent Baptist
EVANS, ROBERT (Cybi; 1871 - 1956), poet, writer, and bookseller Born 27 November 1871 in Elusendy, Llangybi, Caernarfonshire, one of the seven children of Thomas Evans, farmworker, and Mary (née Roberts). He was educated at the council school, Llangybi and after
EVANS, SAMUEL (Gomerydd; 1793 - 1856), editor Born at Llwyn-y-piod, near St Clears. In 1807 he was apprenticed to the printer John Evans, of Carmarthen. On the death of Joseph Harris (Gomer) in 1825 the office of Seren Gomer was removed to
EVANS, GERAINT LLEWELLYN (1922 - 1992), singer Geraint Evans was born on 16 February 1922 in William Street, Cilfynydd, the son of William John Evans (1899-1978), a coalminer, and his wife Charlotte May (née Thomas, 1901-1923). His mother died on
EVANS, THOMAS (1897 - 1963), alderman, education and hospital administrator Born in Twyn Carno, Rhymney, Glamorganshire, 9 September 1897, son of William Evans, miner, and Catherine, his wife; his father came originally from Hirwaun, Aberdare, though his roots were in
EVANS, TIMOTHY EDGAR (1912 - 2007), opera singer Edgar Evans was born at Cwrt Farm near Cwrtnewydd, Ceredigion, on 9 June 1912, the youngest of 13 children of William Evans (d. 1927) and his wife Margaret (d. 1947). He received elementary education
EVANS, TOM VALENTINE (1861 - 1935), Baptist minister Born at Llandebïe, 14 February 1861, son of William and Mary Evans and brother of Frederick Evans. He began his career in 1877 as a Calvinistic Methodist preacher and, after being to school at
EVANS, TREBOR LLOYD (1909 - 1979), minister (Indepedent) and author minister, Rev William Morse, were great influences on Trebor Evans in his youth. He was educated in Bala primary school, and Ty Tan-domen, the old Grammar school, before going to Bala-Bangor Theological
EVANS, WILLIAM, Presbyterian minister, and lexicographer a letter written to him by Evans of Tavistock 'your father was my father and grandfather's friend, and fellow-student of my late uncle and namesake, Revd. William Evans, author of the English and
EVANS, WILLIAM (1800 - 1880), hymnist , acted as guide to Williams of Pantycelyn on his journeys in Pembrokeshire. William Evans had but three weeks' schooling. He became a member of Hall C.M. church c. 1820-1, and was later an elder there; he
EVANS, WILLIAM DAVIES (1790 - 1872), inventor of a chess gambit farm of Musland, St. Dogwells. William Davies Evans was born on 27 January 1790. It is almost certain that young Evans was educated at Haverfordwest Grammar School. Unfortunately the school records have
EVANS, WILLIAM GARETH (1941 - 2000), historian and university lecturer in education He was born at Cynwyd, near Corwen on 14 December 1941, the son of William and Mary Evans. He was educated at Cynwyd primary school and Ty Tan Domen School, Bala (the Bala Boys' Grammar School
FARR, HARRY (1874 - 1968), librarian Born Cardiff, 11 June 1874, son of William Farr, a native of Salisbury, and Martha Rebecca (Harris), his wife. His mother died in December 1875, after giving birth to twin sons who also died in the
FRANCIS, DAVID (1911 - 1981), trade unionist and miners' leader daughter of William Powell, a local colliery checkweighman, and they set up home at Onllwyn. The union was extraordinarily happy and proved immensely supportive to him throughout the harsh vicissitudes of
GRIFFITHS, DAVID REES (Amanwy; 1882 - 1953), poet and writer Born 6 November 1882 in Efail y Betws, near Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, son of William and Margaret Griffiths (née Morris). One of his brothers was the Rt. Hon. James Griffiths, M.P. He was educated
HAM, PETER WILLIAM (1947 - 1975), musician and songwriter Pete Ham was born in Swansea on 27 April 1947. He was the youngest child of William Ham (1908-1985), a ship's painter in Swansea docks, and his wife Catherine (née Tanner, 1912-1976), who had worked
HAYCOCK, BLODWEN MYFANWY (1913 - 1963), artist and author . Prys-Jones), she used traditional forms with an effect which occasionally echoed W.H. Davies, leading 'Wil Ifan' (William Evans) to call her 'Gwent's Second Voice'.
HOBLEY, WILLIAM (1858 - 1933), Calvinistic Methodist minister, and author Born at Gelli Ffrydau, Baladeulyn, Caernarfonshire, October 1858, son of William and Ann Mary Hobley. He was at two private schools in Caernarvon, kept by John Evans and by J. H. Bransby, and at
HUGHES, DAVID ROWLAND (Myfyr Eifion; 1874 - 1953), secretary of the National Eisteddfod Born 9 September 1874 at Maesglas, Holywell, Flintshire, son of the station-master William Hughes and Elizabeth his wife. He was educated at Porthmadog and Bangor elementary schools; Llandudno
HUGHES, DEWI ARWEL (1947 - 2017), Christian leader and theologian Dewi Arwel Hughes was born on 1 January 1947 at Bugeilfod, Llangwm, Denbighshire, the youngest of four children of Gruffudd Evans Hughes (1912-1975), agricultural merchant, and his wife Annie (née
HUGHES, EDWARD ERNEST (1877 - 1953), first Professor of history at the University College, Swansea, and a notable intermediary between the university and the public William Thomas (coal merchant), Aberystwyth. She died in 1918 leaving two daughters; (2) in 1920, Sarah (Sally), daughter of Thomas Evans, Abergavenny, who died in 1967. They had two sons.
HUMPHREYS, RICHARD (1790 - 1863), Calvinistic Methodist minister William Griffith, Y Cei, Barmouth; they had two daughters, one, Jennette, being the wife of the Rev. Edward Morgan, Dyffryn (1817 - 1871). His first wife died in 1852 and he married in 1858 Mrs. Evans
JENKINS, ROBERT THOMAS (1881 - 1969), historian, man of letters, editor of Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig and the Dictionary of Welsh Biography Born 31 August 1881 in Liverpool, son of Robert Jenkins and Margaret (née Thomas). The family moved to Bangor when his father was appointed clerk to William Cadwaladr Davies, registrar of the new
JONES, DAVID JOHN TAWE (1885 - 1949), musician -act opera, The Enchantress, based on the biblical theme of ' Jezebel ' - the libretto by J. Dyfnallt Owen and an English translation by ' Wil Ifan ' (William Evans). The opera is scored for full
JONES, ELEN ROGER (1908 - 1999), actress and teacher Elen Roger Jones was born on 27 August 1908 in Marian-Glas, Anglesey, the daughter of William Griffith (1873-1935), the Anglesey Education Committee Secretary, and his wife Mary (née Williams, died
JONES, OWEN GLYNNE (1867 - 1899), mountaineer and schoolteacher (his father in 1890) and Owen and his only sister Nellie (Margaret Ellen) made their home with a cousin and her husband, Alderman John Evans, 11 Brogyntyn, Barmouth, where Welsh was the language of the
JONES, RICHARD (1787 - 1855?), printer and publisher Printer and publisher with presses at Dolgelley, Pontypool, Merthyr Tydfil, Machynlleth, and Llanfyllin. Born 26 May 1787 at Bryntirion, Bont-ddu, Meironnydd, the son of William Jones and Catherine
JONES, THOMAS OWEN (Gwynfor; 1875 - 1941), librarian, dramatist, actor and producer Born 19 January 1875 in Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire, son of William and Ellen Jones, New Street. He was educated at the town council school and then apprenticed in a local grocery shop. Between 1916
JONES, TREVOR ALEC (1924 - 1983), Labour politician abiding interest in issues like housing and social services. He married on 12 August 1950 Mildred Maureen, the daughter of William T. Evans, and they had one son. They lived at 58 Kenry Street, Tonypandy
LEWIS, THOMAS (1859 - 1929) Cameroons, Congo, Baptist missionary he worked in his father's smithy, but imbued with a missionary purpose (inspired by the story of William Carey) and encouraged to preach, he studied under the Rev. John Evans at S. Clears grammar
LLOYD family Rhiwaedog, Rhiwedog, a copy of the family pedigree from ELISE AP WILLIAM LLOYD, who was high sheriff of Merioneth in 1565. The ancestry as given by Dwnn (Visitations, ii, 225-6 - see the footnotes by W. W. E. Wynne) is
LLOYD GEORGE, DAVID (the first Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor), (1863 - 1945), statesman Born 5, New York Place, Manchester, 17 January 1863, son of William George, Tre-coed, Pembrokeshire, and Elizabeth daughter of David Lloyd of Llanystumdwy, Caernarfonshire. On his father's death in
MORGAN, DEWI (Dewi Teifi; 1877 - 1971), poet and journalist Dewi Morgan was born 21 December 1877 at Brynderwen, Dôl-y-bont, Ceredigion, the son of William Morgan (1852-1917) and Jane Jones (1846-1922). When he was two years old, the family moved to Garn
MORRIS, PERCY (1893 - 1967), politician and trade unionist . in 1963. Morris married (1) in 1920 Elizabeth, daughter of William Davies. She and Morris's sister and brother-in-law, were killed during the German bombing of Swansea in January 1941. He married (2
NICHOLAS, WILLIAM RHYS (1914 - 1996), minister and hymnwriter W. Rhys Nicholas was born on 23 June 1914 at Pen-parc, Tegryn, Pembrokeshire, the fifth of the nine children of William Nicholas (died 1933) and his wife Sarah. The preacher-poet T. E. Nicholas was a
OWEN, JOHN (1864 - 1953), minister (Presb. C.W.) and author ), Bowydd and Blaenau Ffestiniog English church (1902-09), and Engedi, Caernarfon (1909-26). He married Hannah Evans, Nantlle, but they had no children. He returned to Morfa Nefyn when he retired. He died 1
PHILLIPS, EDGAR (Trefîn; 1889 - 1962), tailor, school-teacher, poet, and Archdruid of Wales, 1960-62 Born 8 October 1889 in Rose Cottage, Tre-fin, Pembrokeshire, only child of William Bateman and Martha (née Davies) Phillips. His father was a sailor but after leaving the sea he was a baker in
PICTON, Sir THOMAS (1758 - 1815), soldier, colonial governor and enslaver knight William de Pyketon, and his wife Cecil (1728-1806), daughter of the Reverend Edward Powell and a half-sister to Richard Turberville (TURBERVILLE family of Coity, Glamorganshire). Growing up at
PRYTHERCH, WILLIAM (1804 - 1888), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 25 April 1804 at Tŷn-yr-heol, Cynwyl Gaeo, Carmarthenshire, son of Thomas William Rytherch. He was educated at Carmarthen and used to help David Charles (I) in the public services. In 1825 he
ROBERTS, GOMER MORGAN (1904 - 1993), minister (CM), historian, author and hymnwriter , whilst his mother's roots were in the Llandyfân, Trap and Carreg Cennen area of Carmarthenshire, although she was brought up at Wernos, near Ammanford, the daughter of Ann and William Vaughan, the butcher
ROBERTS, GWYNETH PARUL (1910 - 2007), doctor and missionary Gwyneth Roberts was born on 1 November 1910 in Sylhet, India, the second child of the Reverend John William Roberts (1880-1969), a member of a Liverpool Welsh family and Ethel Griffith Roberts (née
ROBERTS, WILLIAM JOHN (1904 - 1967), Methodist minister and ecumenist W. J. Roberts was born 7 December 1904 at 22 The Square, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, the eldest of three children of William Roberts, slate quarryman and his wife, Ellen Jones. His
SIDDONS, SARAH (1755 - 1831), actress players that had recently performed at Brecon. The company continued to play on both sides of the Welsh border, and Sarah's early years were spent with them. William Siddons, a Walsall man who had played in
THOMAS, DAVID (Dafydd Ddu Eryri; 1759 - 1822), man of letters and poet after going to live at Merddyn Coch on the Llwyncelyn property took charge of the cause there. He was an acceptable preacher and we hear of him preaching with Siarl Marc and Thomas Evans of Waun-fawr in
THOMAS, DEWI-PRYS (1916 - 1985), architect University in 1933, and after graduating with a first class honours BArch degree in 1939 and having won a number of prizes he went on to study town planning with Sir William Holford and was awarded a diploma
THOMAS, JOHN EVAN (1810 - 1873), sculptor Born at Brecon 15 January 1810, the eldest son of John Thomas, Castle Street, and Jane (Evans) his wife. He studied in London under Chantrey and afterwards on the Continent, began to work
THOMAS, RACHEL (1905 - 1995), actress worker who became a councillor and JP in Ynys-y-mond parish, Hannah Mary (1906-1970) and David William (1914-1989), at 11 Gwyn Street, Alltwen, and from 1918 onwards at Tyle Coch farm, Ynys-y-mond. She
WATKINS, Sir TASKER (1918 - 2007), barrister and judge commissioned a second lieutenant into the Welch Regiment, he married (Margaret) Eirwen Evans, the elder daughter of John Rees Evans, a driver, and Kate Dilys (née Davies). They had a daughter, Mair, and a son
WILLIAMS, DANIEL POWELL (Pastor Dan; 1882 - 1947), founder and first president of the Apostolic Church Rees Evans, William O. Hutchinson and three others from Bournemouth, including Mrs. Kenny, a lady who had the gift of interpreting prophecy, came to Pen-y-groes to lay their hands on the two brothers
WILLIAMS, DAVID JOHN (1885 - 1970), writer (Congl.) church, and Mary his wife, and sister of the poet William Evans, ' Wil Ifan '. They made their home in the Bristol Trader, Fishguard, which became a meeting place for hosts of friends. D.J
WILLIAMS, DAVID PRYSE (Brythonydd; 1878 - 1952), minister (B), writer, and historian grandfather ' Gwynionydd '; David James, ' Defynnog ' (1865 - 1928), Lewis Jones, the musician of Treherbert (died 1882), William Evans Davies (1861 - 1945), Dre-fach, Rees Price (died 1896), Cilfowyr, John
WILLIAMS, HUGH (1796 - 1874), solicitor and political agitator Born 18 February 1796 at Gelli-goch, Is-garreg, a mile and a half from Machynlleth on the road to Derwen-las, the son of Hugh Williams and his wife, Elinor Evans. Azariah Shadrach lived with the
WILLIAMS, JOHN JAMES (1869 - 1954), minister (Congl.) and poet Born 8 October 1869 at Taigwynion, near Tal-y-bont, Cardiganshire, the eldest of the twelve children of William and Elizabeth Williams. The father was a member at Bethel (Congl.) church, Tal-y-bont
WILLIAMS, PHILIP (d. 1717), genealogist Hoby (died 1699). He is included here because he is notable as an example of a Glamorgan man who encouraged and patronised Glamorgan local bards (such as Dafydd Evans, William Prees Crwth) as also did
WILLIAMS, ROBERT HERBERT (Corfanydd; 1805 - 1876), musician . Some doubts were expressed as to who had composed this tune but John Roberts (Ieuan Gwyllt), J. Ambrose Lloyd, William Ambrose (Emrys), and William Evans (under whose conductorship it had been sung first
WYNN family Maesyneuadd, Llandecwyn of Jane Lloyd with MORRIS WYNN AP WILLIAM WYNN of Glyn (Cywarch) - that the surname Wynn comes into the Maesyneuadd family, to continue in use thereafter for several generations. Morris Wynn, who had
WYNNE, OWEN (1652 - ?), civil servant Robert ap John ap William of Tre'rddolphin. He entered Jesus College, Oxford (matriculated 10 July) in 1668, and graduated B.A. in 1672. At some subsequent date he qualified as a doctor of laws, and

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